| Birth: | Mar. 6, 1836 | | Death: | Oct. 22, 1913 | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Sergeant in Company B, 40th New York Infantry for action on May 5, 1862 at Williamsburg, Virginia and on May 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia. His citation reads "This soldier at Williamsburg, Va., then a corporal, at great personal risk, voluntarily saved the lives of and brought from the battlefield two wounded comrades. A year later, at Chancellorsville, voluntarily, and at great personal risk, brought from the field of battle and saved the life of Capt. George B. Carse, Company C, 40th New York Volunteer Infantry." (bio by: Don Morfe)
Search Amazon for Robert Boody | | | Burial:
Greenwood Cemetery
Haverhill
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Record added: Dec 04, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 8154912 |
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